Sujet
'The Ocean Grave of the Titanic', and photograph of Jack Phillips, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
'The Ocean Grave of the Titanic', and photograph of Jack Phillips, April 20, 1912. 'Sender of the "S. O. S."' Signal for Help': John George Phillips (nicknamed Jack, 1887-1912) was the ship's senior wireless operator who tried to save the 'Titanic' and all those on board by transmitting pleas for help until the ship lost power and sank. He died in the tragedy and his body was never recovered. The White Star Line ship RMS 'Titanic' struck an iceberg in thick fog off Newfoundland on 14 April 1912. She was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of her time, and thought to be unsinkable. In the collision, five of her watertight compartments were compromised and she sank. Out of the 2228 people on board, only 705 survived. A major cause of the loss of life was the insufficient number of lifeboats she carried. Page 8, from "Titanic In Memoriam Number", a special supplement in "The Daily Graphic" newspaper issued following the sinking of the 'Titanic' on 15 April 1912, published on 20 April 1912.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1912
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D53_058
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
49,7Mo (3,2Mo) / 29,7cm x 42,0cm / 3504 x 4959 (300dpi)